The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Waxing Gibbous
71.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:41 PM
1:31 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.0%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1024
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 114.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.3° / 72.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 13m / -20.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.27° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.17° / 6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.42° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.